Micropterix tunbergella (Red-barred Gold)
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Micro-heterocera» (Micro-moths)
Family: Micropterigidae
Subfamily: Micropteriginae
Genus: Micropterix
Species: Micropterix tunbergella (Red-barred Gold)
Host plants: Hawthorn (Crataegus), Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris), Oak (Quercus), Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Confusion species: Micropterix mansuetella (Black-headed Gold)